Sunday, July 31, 2016

[2016.07.31] CHRISSIE CHAU'S AWARD COMES UNDER QUESTION

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Irisa Wong,Janet Ma, Kayla Wong
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The animated feature ICE AGE COLLISION COURSE made HK$ 2.5
million after two days in Hong Kong. Its voice actors Chrissie Chau Sau
Na, Kabby Hui Nga Ting, Sam Lee Chan Sam and Jim Yan yesterday attended
an audience appreciation event and played games with the audience and
gave away prizes.

Chau Sau Na with the film IGIRL won the Internet Film segment
Best Actress at the Asian New Media Film Festival in Busan. Sister Na
just returned from Korea and said that after the award she celebrated
with co-workers. She also stayed an extra day to visit and eat. She
said, "The entire street was filled with Oppa, I took a few more glances.
I also saw many Song Joong-Ki cardboard cut out. I have seen DESCENDANTS
OF THE SUN, and I am more of a Song Hye-Kyo fan." Yet speaking of IGIRL
being released in Hong Kong cinemas and not an online film, her award
was under question. Sister Na said that the film was released at the
movies in Hong Kong, but the investor was a Mainland online platform and
in the Mainland it was exclusively released online. This time 7 out of
the 9 members on the jury came from the Mainland, the fairness was also
under question. Sister Na said, "This year was the first year, I was
already very happy to be notified about the nomination and be able to
attend. Actually movies that were released at the cinemas would have
subject restrictions, but online they would have another creative space
and even greater freedom. As for the voting and judging standard, I
didn't get an in depth understanding. It is a good thing for the first
time to have a start!" As for some directors' criticism, Sister Na felt
that for a performance no matter the platform, as an actor she would be
happy as long as her fans, internet users and viewers liked it. It was
also a great encouragement for the team. She understood that criticism
would always have two sides. Would she be upset? She said, "Today I am
very happy, what trouble haven't I been through?"

Hui Nga Ting provided her voice for the first time. She was
happy that the result was better than she expected and more focused than
when she was singing. However this time she had to play cute as a
princess, which was very different from her usually tough sounding ways.
Thus when she heard her own voice she felt sick. Usually when she was
dating she would be that way too, but she was not dating right now.
Everyone around her were just good friends.

Sister Na, Candy Lo Hau Yam, Endy Chow Kwok Yin, Kate Yeung Kei,
Janet Ma Sze Wai and daughters Kayla Wong Man Hei and Irisa Wong Lai Ka
two nights ago attended a cosmetic event. Lo Hau Yam revealed that she
was busy with a film and also had to prepare her husband So Ho Choi's
concert clothing for his band Kolor's August performance. However Lo
Hau Yam said that she would have to work on the movie on the night of the
show and would not be able to attend. She has not made a movie in five
years and was afraid of not getting enough rest from having to work at
night. However she was able to get used to the heat now because winter
movies would always be shot in the summer and she would have to get into
the water in the winter.